cgyleather
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- 94 Explorer
I have a 94 explorer that had the serpentine belt snap on me while on the highway; I felt the power steering go and thought I could make it to the next town before checking it out (was also driving thru a mountain pass so I couldn't pull over immediately). 10 minutes later I came down into a valley and noticed that my temperature gauge was at max so I pulled over immediately and discovered that my serpentine belt was toast. The CEL came on 3 times while driving and I assumed it had to do with the power steering or something. Dumb I know.
The belt is no biggie but my concern now is the potential that my engine was damaged from overheating.
When I popped the hood the coolant reservoir was boiling over (it was barely noticeable before the hood was popped) and there was no smoke coming from the engine. So, hopefully I got lucky and my head gasket survived.
Still, given what happened, what's the most likely scenario?
The belt is no biggie but my concern now is the potential that my engine was damaged from overheating.
When I popped the hood the coolant reservoir was boiling over (it was barely noticeable before the hood was popped) and there was no smoke coming from the engine. So, hopefully I got lucky and my head gasket survived.
Still, given what happened, what's the most likely scenario?